This is a semi-autobiographical film for co-director Neal Jimenez who became a paraplegic after a hiking accident.
Raymond Hill:
If a man's got a problem with race, it means he's ignorant and fearful. Right? You're a writer, tell him!
Joel Garcia:
Could just be a zinc deficiency.
Anna:
Come on, I had a good time. Really. We saw a movie!
Joel Garcia:
A bad, bad, bad, bad, bad movie.
Anna:
Well, the dinner was... pretty bad too. Yeah. The whole day kind of sucked, didn't it?
[after Joel nearly crashes the van they're in]
Joel Garcia:
Boy, he sure came out of nowhere, didn't he?
Sang:
It's a good thing we're already paralyzed.
References
Ordinary People (1980)
- Explicitly referenced by the lead actor